Melbourne

KUDOS

April 22, 1990

BRIAN BASCLE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Bascle of Melbourne, and a student at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Melbourne, won first prize in the state's eighth-grade competition sponsored by the Daughters of the American Colonists. He also won first prize in the 1990 state essay contest sponsored by the organization. Brian's topic was ''Patrick Henry: The Man and His Times.''

- MELBOURNE NINE BREVARD students and one school club won first-place honors in the Florida State Junior American Citizens' Contest of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The winners go on to be judged in the national contest later this month during the DAR Continental Congress in Washington, D.C.

Poster - Amanda Robinson, fifth grade, who also won first place in the state contest; Bobby Rauch, sixth grade; Dana Gallen, eighth grade, who also won first place in the state contest; Wendy Gochenover, ninth grade, who also won first place in the state contest.

Essays - Tina Rajashekar, fifth grade; Jessica Sanduy, sixth grade; Laura Brady, seventh grade; Cynthia Alcobe, eighth grade, who also won first place in state; Panjani Raghunathan, ninth grade, who also won first place in state. Poems - Rebecca Antoon, sixth grade, who also won first place in state; Scott Schmitt, eighth grade, who also won first place in state.

Special project, video - Summer Mack, fifth grade, who also won first in state.

Community Service Project - Just Say No Club of Holland Elementary, Diane Gard, sponsor, also won first place in state.

The Melbourne DAR chapter won for community service and tied for first place in the state. The chapter also tied for first place in the state for sponsoring the most Junior American clubs in its area.

- MELBOURNE FIRST-PLACE winners of the final competition for the 1990 Imperial Sterling Young Artist Awards held at the King Center were Denise Leaman, flute, Brevard Community College, Melbourne, for the community college division; Christopher Olka, tuba, Astronaut High School, in the senior high school division; Christine Liu, piano, Jefferson Junior High School, in the junior high school division.

In addition to cash awards, the senior high school winners receive one-year scholarships to Brevard Community College.

Winners in the senior high and junior high school divisions, also won $400 scholarships to the Cannon Music Camp, a month-long camp at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. The North Carolina Symphony, in residence at the university, participates in the camp and those attending have the opportunity to play with the symphony.